Quiz 2 Deductive Arguments—Conditionals
Objective: to determine if students understand how to use conditional statements to create a thesis for an analytic essay. This is practice for your essay proposal which will be due

Write a statement of a belief about happiness.
[Note: You do not have to agree with this belief.]
Examples:
Happiness is an emotion and emotions do not last.
Happiness is making a lot of money.

Construct a conditional statement by supplying an appropriate consequent.
Examples:
IF happiness is an emotion and emotions do not last THEN pursuing happiness directly is a waste of time and effort.
IF happiness is having a lot of money THEN poor people can’t be happy.

Write a 200 word essay using your conditional statement as the thesis statement. You may either defend the statement as true or argue that it is false.

Submit your quiz by Saturday 4/17 at midnight by e-mail attachment to **rmeredith3@q.com**.